A/N: Now, I rewrote the 1st and 2nd chapter( Not the prelude ) and it's taken out all the Kairi bashing. I beat the game finally and I now have a new respect for Kairi. Please read them if you'd like, but if you don't, it won't make much of an impact on what you're reading now.

Sora's POV:

Kairi made it to the island right before noon. We headed out to the backside of the island when Riku said..

"Hey, Sora.. What do you think we should name the boat?"

"Hm.. I don't know.. I like.. Excalibur."

"Hm? Alright.. How about we race for it? If I win, we name it Highwind."

"Sure, sounds good." I replied.

"And also.." Riku started to say again.

"Huh? There's more?" I asked. Riku grinned.

"The winner gets to share a paopu with Kairi." I blinked.

"Huh? Wait.."

"Okay! Ready?" Kairi shouted. I blinked again. Gah! She's gonna start!  "Go!"

I took off running, ignoring the disbelief I was having from Riku's dare. I hopped off a platform and onto another. Then.. one of them gave out from under me and I fell in the water. Gah.. Ever tasted saltwater? Yuck.. Tastes TERRIBLE, let me tell you.. Well.. Anyway, I kept running and headed through the trees and onto another platform. I hopped up through the platforms until I reached the giant star on a stick( Don't ask me how it got there... It's just...There.. ) And touched it. Riku was right behind me! Dangit! I had to speed up! I hopped over onto a tree and started hopping on top of them.. Then... I fell again. Dangit, not my day for climbing now, was it? Well, anyway, I sped up, hopping onto another hill and over to the dock platforms again.. I was going to win! Alright! I grinned widely and looked over to the land that Kairi was standing on.. looking over...I saw that Riku was there as well. Dangit! Lost again!

Nicole's POV:

I sat over on the plateau, bored out of my mind. I was thinking as well.. What would happen on this raft adventure? ...Would it be good or bad? What about Riku? Did he think of the same things? I sighed and looked over, finding the paopu that Sora had tossed aside from earlier on the ground. I picked it up and examined it.  How can a friggin' piece of fruit bond you together with something? I thought, and tossed it to the side. I sighed and shrugged. I stood up and stuffed my hands in the pockets of my jeans. I headed over to the "Secret Place." I haven't been there in so long. I'd been spending to much time at the plateau. I walked into it and looked around at the dark room, examining all the pictures on the walls. I felt something I had carved into it. They were weird symbols.. I knew what they were, and could read them, but I just didn't understand it..

"Are you the girl? The girl rumored to be from elsewhere?" I heard from behind me. I jumped and got in a fighting stance.

"Who's there?!" I snapped, then I looked over to see a man covered in a cloak. "Who the heck are you?!"

"That is no concern of yours.. I have come in search of the door.. The door leading to the other worlds... That many have to much cowardice to enter."

"Door.. to the other worlds?" I turned around and looked at the door behind me. "Well, I don't care! I'll go and find those worlds! My home, everything! I'm not one of those cowards! I'll find out what's out there!"

"An arrogant choice.. What dilemma's will you soon be faced with? I doubt you'll know, if you can even survive the trials that you will endure.."

"Trials..?" I muttered under my breath, looking over at the door. Was what this guy was saying true? I looked back over. He was gone.

I stepped out of the secret place, only to run face first into Sora, who looked like he was sweating and was out of breath. I blinked.

"Sor'? What's wrong?" I asked.

"I..I was going to check something in here. That's all.. I ran from the other side the island." He said in an unconvincing voice, swallowing he walked past me and I watched him go for a few seconds. Finally I broke my trance and went in after him.

"Sora.. Wait." I said. Sora stopped and slowly glanced back at me.

"...Were you in here earlier?"

"Huh? Why?"

"Just tell me."

"Well.. Yeah, I was." Sora said, blinking slightly, wiping some sweat from his brow. I cleared my throat.

"..Well.. Did you see a weird guy in here? With a cloak?" I asked. Sora blinked at me, and grabbed me by the wrist and pulled me in the Secret Place along with him.

Sora's POV:

I can't believe she found out about him too. What had he said to her? I had to know, but I didn't want Riku and Kairi knowing. They'd be to curious, and something bad might happen. I had a bad feeling about this guy, and maybe Nicole did too.

"Nicky, what did he say to you?" I asked quickly. She blinked.

"Well.. Something along the lines of I was being arrogant, and that I'd have a lot of trails when the door opens.. Or something."

"The door.." Sora looked at it. "Nicole.. you know that dream I had a while ago?"

"Yeah? What about it?"

"Did I tell you the details of it?"

"No, you didn't.." She said. I took a deep breath.

".. Well, you see.. I was in this... well.. place. It had a glass floor with a strange picture on it.. And while I was standing there, I heard a voice.. I don't know who it was, but they kept saying something about me being the one to open some door.. And he gave me a choice of a few weapons, and I had to fight some strange black creatures.. After I did that, the largest creature I had fought swallowed me up in darkness, and the voice said 'And remember Sora.. You will be the one to open the door'.. Then I woke up.. And then I thought, maybe the door was this door." I looked over at the door next to us. "Or... Well, I really have no clue. This door won't budge, there's no way I could open it." Nicole listened to my every word and nodded.

"Well.. It's possible it could have some relevance to the situation." She said. "But.. Should we tell the others about it?"

"No."

"Huh?"

"No, Nicole."

"Why not?"

"This could be a big deal.. If worse comes to worse, I don't want them getting hurt."

"Yeah bu-"

"Just.. Please Nicole, don't tell them." I pleaded. She sighed.

"Alright Sora.. I just hope we don't regret this."

"Thanks, Nicole.. Let's go. I have to go get the rest of my provisions." I started to walk off. I started through the exit and turned back to Nicole, who was watching me. I turned back to her and smiled. She smiled back at me.

Nicole's POV:

I could trust Sora. I knew he was a good guy, and he had a good intention.. But I thought I should tell Riku. He would know what to do, and by not telling him I felt like I was.. well, betraying him in a way. He had always been nice to me, and told me just about everything. He trusted me, and I knew I could tell him anything.. It was weird keeping a secret from him. I stared around the walls of the Secret Place again, and I saw a picture that Sora and Kairi had drawn a long time ago. I grinned a little. Sora had drawn a paopu with an arrow pointing to Kairi. They made such a cute couple, but maybe Riku would get to her first. She did have some feelings for Riku, so this thought hurt her a little. She thought deep down though that Riku didn't really have any feelings for her. He liked Kairi after all.. She did like Sora a lot too, but not in that way. He was more of a.. friend. But could that change? She sighed and laughed slightly at herself. Why should she trouble herself with such thoughts? She walked away from the secret place and shook her head. She really needed to get a grip on herself.

Riku's POV:

I stood on the ledge of land outside the door that led to the Northern part of the island. I stared out across the water and muttered to myself.

"I wonder what we'll find out there.. We set sail tomorrow... And I wonder if we'll find Kairi or Nicole's home.. And if they'll stay with us when they find it." I said. Suddenly I felt a hand on his shoulder.

"Don't worry Riku." Kairi said, smiling at me. "We'll stick with you guys, no matter what. Well.. I will at least." She grinned. I turned to her slowly.

"You sure?" I said. Kairi nodded.

"I'm happy here.. I'd never leave this island behind." She said. I smiled at her.

"That's great Kairi." I said. I turned back out to the ocean. I just hope that Nicole feels that way too, I thought to myself, and sighed.

Alright, a little shorter then I wanted, but expect more chapters on the way. I'm back in business now. ^^ Please review and you'll receive more chapters even sooner.